HR 1606 · 108th Congress · Immigration

Wage Equity Act of 2003

Introduced 2003-04-03· Sponsored by Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.(2003-05-05)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Wage Equity Act of 2003 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include among the conditions of approval of an H-2A (visa) temporary agricultural worker petition the requirement that an employer may not be required to pay workers more than the greater of: (1) the prevailing wage for seasonal agricultural workers in the occupation in the area of intended employment; or (2) the greater of Federal or State minimum wage.…

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Cosponsors (17)

1 Democrat16 Republicans
Rep. Barrett, J. Gresham [R-SC-3]SC
Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1]VA
Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9]FL
Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5]KY
Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]SC
Rep. Ballenger, Cass [R-NC-10]NC
Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]TX
Rep. Burr, Richard [R-NC-5]NC
Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7]NC
Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44]CA
Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3]TN
Rep. DeMint, Jim [R-SC-4]SC
Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1]GA
Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2]KY
Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19]PA
Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6]AL
Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4]VA